Bierhoff's most complete review of AC Milan's career, and I wish Jintou a happy 56th birthday
On May 1, 1968, Bierhoff was born in Karlsruhe, Germany, and was born on International Labor Day.
In the 1996 European Championship final, the 28-year-old Bierhoff became famous and established superstar status. The German big man who just broke out in Serie A was brought to England by Vogtz as the fourth striker, but he did not expect this lowest-pick striker to become the savior of the German team, and in the 69th minute, Bierhoff, who came on as a substitute, scored with a header from a free kick on the right side after 4 minutes of play, helping the unfavorable German team equalize, Ziger, who took the free kick, became teammates with Bierhoff in Milan two years later, the German men's football team drew 1-1 with the Czech men's football team in regular time, and entered extra time, in the 5th minute of extra time, Bierhoff leaned on the opposing player in the penalty area and turned to shoot, so that the Czech team died suddenly！
It was also the first time that the Ballon d'Or method of sudden death, which had only existed for a decade, had been used in a world-class tournament, with Bierhoff and Germany becoming the first and biggest beneficiaries of this ephemeral system. It was also the highlight of Bierhoff's international career!
In the 1997-1998 season, Bierhoff beat the Brazilian superstar Ronaldo, who had just joined the international from Barcelona, and won the Serie A Golden Boot with 27 goals, and his Udinese won the third place in the league, which was the second best result in the history of the Black Rooster, and the best result was the league runner-up in the 1954-1955 season.
After the 1998 World Cup, AC Milan, which was about to usher in the centennial of the team, brought in coach Zaccheroni, center forward Bierhoff and right-back Hlweig from Udinese.
In the 1998-1999 season, the horse team made an appearance with new signings Bierhoff, Ayala, Helwig and Lehmann.
Bierhoff's career was very bumpy at the beginning, he debuted in the Bundesliga at the age of 18, played for Hamburg and Borussia Mönchenchen, in 1990 in the Bundesliga mediocre performance he had no choice but to join Austrian Red Bull Salzburg, a season later in Austria outstanding big man was bought by Inter Milan from the German players to eat the sweetness, but before the opportunity to perform was sent to the Serie A promotion horse Ascoli, on September 1, 1991, the first round of Serie A, Bierhoff ushered in his Serie A debut, and the opponent is AC Milan who reached the peak of his professional career, this fate seems to be doomed in the darkUnfortunately, Bierhoff and Ascoli's Serie A journey was quite short, at the end of the season, the first round of Serie A opponent Milan reached the top of the league and began their three consecutive titles, while Ascoli won 4 wins, 6 draws, 24 losses and only accumulated 14 points and was relegated at the end of the standings, and the 23-year-old Bierhoff scored 2 goals in 17 games.
In the next three seasons, Bierhoff suffered with Ascoli in Serie B, scoring 20 goals in 35 appearances in his first Serie B season, and in the Serie B where Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and many high-level Italian strikers are dormant, such efficiency is amazing! In three Serie B seasons, Bierhoff scored 46 goals in 100 appearances.
In 1995, Zaccheroni, who took over the coach of Serie A promotion Ma Udinese and later became the coach of Beijing Guoan, had the insight to recruit Bierhoff and entrusted him with important responsibilities, the German big man lived up to expectations, scored 17 goals in 31 appearances, and ranked among the top scorers in Serie A, and the black chicken overfulfilled the relegation task with the 12th place in the league, and Bierhoff also won the opportunity to represent Germany in the European Cup through his performance in the top league in Europe, and became famous among the top strikers!
In the next two seasons, Udinese blossomed with the help of Bierhoff, won fifth and third in the league in a row, and qualified for the League Cup, thus gaining the favor of Milan together with coach Zaccheroni and joining the Serie A giants who had been in the doldrums for several years!
In the 1989-1999 season, the Golden Head Bierhoff celebrated with a goal.
Below, we will review Bierhoff's AC Milan playing career and wish Jintou a happy 56th birthday.
1998-1999 season
In the two seasons leading up to Zaccheroni's arrival at the San Siro with his amateurs Bierhoff and Helwig, Milan experienced their lowest post-dynasty finish, finishing 11th and 10th in the league in both seasons. Although the team is about to celebrate its 100th anniversary, almost no one thought before the start of the season that the introduction of Lao Bei's personnel would bring Milan a championship. The German big man started his debut season in Milan in a low-key manner.
After the start of the season, the championship favorites Juventus and the international performance was mediocre, with the super attacking combination of Barty, Rui Costa and Edmundo, the purple lily Fiorentina made great progress at the beginning of the season, and after the halfway point of the season, Lazio, which gathered Vieri, Nedved, Mancini, Nesta, Salas, Boksic, Mihajlovic, Stankovic and many other stars, took the lead with the overall advantage and gradually extended the lead.
Milan suffered a head-on blow from Fiorentina after two consecutive wins in the opening game, and then the performance was as tepid as expected, Milan drew three times in a row in the 25th and 27th rounds, and was already 7 points behind the opponent after a 0-0 draw with Lazio in the 27th round, and Milan did not show the title at all with seven rounds left in the league.
Milan's centennial striker duo of Bierhoff and Weah.
But in the last seven rounds of the league, Milan suddenly broke out! In the 28th round, Milan staged a comeback after falling behind by one goal, defeating Parma 2-1, while Lazio lost 1-3 to Roma in the derby, Milan narrowed the gap to 4 points; in the 29th round, Milan defeated Udinese 5-1 away, Bierhoff scored two goals in the face of the old owner, Lazio lost to Juventus with the same score, and the gap of 7 points narrowed to 1 point; in the 30th round, Milan defeated Vicenza 2-0 away, Bierhoff's header broke the deadlock on the field, and Lazio beat Samp by one goal; in the 31st round, Milan narrowly defeated Samp 3-2 and continued to chase Lazio, who won 3-0; in the 32nd round, Milan defeated Juventus 2-0 away and continued to bite LazioIn the 33rd round, that is, the penultimate round of Serie A, Milan defeated Empoli 4-0 with Bierhoff's hat trick, this time the luck finally turned to the Rossoneri, Lazio drew 1-1 with Fiorentina in a strong dialogue, Milan overtook the Blue Eagles by one point, and held the initiative in their own hands before the start of the final round of games!
In the last round, Milan challenged Perugia away, Guli opened the scoring for Milan in the 56th minute, Bierhoff extended the score for Milan in the 79th minute, although the home team pulled a goal back, Milan still won 2-1, and finally won the 16th league title in the team's history, giving a generous gift to the team's centennial celebration!!
In Milan's debut season, Bierhoff, who was born on International Workers' Day, fully embodied his essence as a model worker. Ranked first in the team in the total number of appearances, total goals, Serie A appearances, Serie A goals and Coppa Italia goals! 37 games played in the season (including 34 in Serie A and 3 in the Coppa Italia), 20 goals in the season, including 18 in Serie A, tied for third place in the Serie A scorer list, and 2 goals in the Coppa Italia. Although many Milan generals have stepped up to save the team at critical moments throughout the season, from the comprehensive data, Bierhoff can be said to be the biggest contributor to Milan's 100-year championship, and there is no one!
In the 1998-1999 season, Milan won the Serie A title, and Albertini, Weah, Bierhoff, Boban, Ibrahimba, Guntz and son celebrated together.
P.S. Bierhoff Milan scored in the 1998-1999 season
Serie A
In the first round, Milan 3:0 Bologna, Bierhoff scored Milan's first two goals in the 45th and 51st minutes.
In the second round, Salernitana 1:2 Milan, Bierhoff broke the deadlock on the field in the 68th minute.
In the third round, Milan 1:3 Fiorentina, Bierhoff scored a face-saving goal in the 69th minute.
In the 4th round, Venice 0:2 Milan, Bierhoff opened the scoring in the 3rd minute.
In the 12th round, Milan 3:0 Udinese, Bierhoff sealed the score in the 61st minute.
In the 14th round, Sampdoria 2:2 Milan Bierhoff rewrote the score to 2-1 in the 73rd minute.
In the 17th round, Milan 2:1 Perugia, Bierhoff expanded the score to 2-0 in the 40th minute.
In the 19th round, Milan 3:2 Salernitana, Bierhoff broke the deadlock on the field in the 3rd minute and sealed the score in the 60th minute.
In the 24th round, Milan 1:0 Piacenza, Bierhoff scored the only goal of the game in the 43rd minute.
In the 26th round, Milan 2:2 Bari, Bierhoff tied the score at 1 in the 42nd minute.
In the 29th round, Udinese 1:5 Milan, Bierhoff scored two goals in the 45th and 60th minutes.
In the 30th round, Vicenza 0:2 Milan, Bierhoff broke the deadlock on the field in the 40th minute.
In the 33rd round, Milan 4:0 Empoli, Bierhoff completed a hat trick in the 32nd, 55th and 60th minutes to give Milan a 3-0 lead.
In the 34th round, Perugia 1:2 Milan, Bierhoff expanded the score to 2-0 in the 31st minute.
In the first leg of the first round of the Italian Cup, Milan 3-0 Torino, Bierhoff sealed the score in the 87th minute.
In the first leg of the second round of the Coppa Italia, Milan won 1-3 to Lazio away, and Bierhoff broke the deadlock in the 7th minute.
In the 1999-2000 season, Milan's invincible forward combination!
1999-2000 season
If the Milanese dynasty built in the first decade of Milan was a golden age, then the revival of Milan after a brief slump can be called the silver age, last season's Milan centennial championship sounded the clarion call for Milan to enter the silver age, and Bierhoff became the leader of the stars of the silver age.
This season, the first star of Milan's Silver Age arrived in Milan, when Sheva, the hottest superstriker in world football, became the first important piece of the puzzle for Milan to build a new dynasty. Sheva's Milan debut season was radiant, and he won the top scorer in Serie A! Sheva was able to achieve such an astonishing result, and his partner Bierhoff was indebted, although Bierhoff scored six fewer goals than last season, but he played a huge role in involving the opponent's defense, and Sheva was able to finally win the Golden Boot, and Bierhoff was indebted. The two super-strikers form the most formidable attacking combination in Serie A, with Milan topping Serie A with 65 league goals this season, one more than League champions Lazio, who have always been known for their attacking prowess, and the other 16 Serie A teams have scored the most league goals with just 58.
The horse team hugs the two big shooters!
Unfortunately, the strongest attacking duo in Serie A is inevitably subject to age restrictions, to be precise, the 32-year-old Bierhoff has entered the end of his career, and although the world-class striker is a late bloomer, Bierhoff is already a little powerless in the face of Serie A's high-intensity defense.
This season, due to Sheva's strong arrival, Bierhoff's total appearances, total goals and league goals have all dropped by one place, ranking second in the team after Sheva. Bierhoff has made 40 appearances this season (30 in Serie A, 6 in the Champions League, 3 in the Coppa Italia and 1 in the Italian Super Cup), three fewer than Sheva, and 14 goals (11 in Serie A, 2 in the Champions League and 1 in the Coppa Italia), 15 fewer than Sheva. As a 32-year-old veteran, such data is definitely excellent!
Milan celebrates collectively, Bierhoff, Ambrosini, Sheva, Albertini, Gattuso and Chamot (?).
P.S. Bierhoff Milan scored in the 1999-2000 season
Serie A
In the second round, Milan 3-1 Perugia, Bierhoff broke the deadlock in the 28th minute.
In the fourth round, Milan won 4-0 Bologna, and Bierhoff scored the third goal from a penalty kick in the 55th minute.
In the 6th round, Milan 2-2 Cagliari, Bierhoff sealed the score in the 81st minute.
In the 9th round, Milan 3-0 Venezia, Bierhoff broke the deadlock in the 55th minute.
In the 12th round, Milan won 1-2 away to Fiorentina, and Bierhoff broke the deadlock in the first minute.
In the 13th round, Milan 2-0 Torino, Bierhoff broke the deadlock in the 3rd minute.
In the 15th round, Milan won 1-0 away to Piacenza, and Bierhoff scored the only goal in the 33rd minute.
In the 16th round, Milan 2-2 Roma, Bierhoff tied the score in the 38th minute.
In the 18th round, Milan 2-2 Lecce, Bierhoff locked the score in the 69th minute.
In the 21st round, Milan won 3-2 away to Bologna, and Bierhoff helped Milan lead 3-0 in the 57th minute.
In the 34th round, Milan 4-4 Udinese, Bierhoff broke the deadlock in the 13th minute.
In the second leg of the first round of the Coppa Italia, Milan beat Atalanta 3-0, and Bierhoff broke the deadlock in the 40th minute.
In the 3rd round of Group H of the Champions League group stage, Milan 1-1 Hertha Berlin, Bierhoff equalized in the 74th minute.
In the 5th round of Group H of the Champions League group stage, Milan 1-1 Chelsea, Bierhoff broke the deadlock in the 74th minute.
In the 1999-2000 season, Bierhoff celebrated a goal.
2000-2001 season
The 32-year-old German big man has finally shown a little old this season, and the power of the previous domineering high-altitude bombing has declined, and the main position has begun to be affected by Jose Mari. Milan's overall form has also been slightly sluggish, finishing sixth in the Serie A table and only playing in the UEFA Cup next season. The Coppa Italia reached the semi-finals, and the Champions League finished third in the second group stage and failed to qualify.
Bierhoff has scored just six goals in 27 league appearances this season. Two goals in the Champions League and one in the Coppa Italia.
Because he was squeezed to third place in the group stage by Deportivo La Coruna and Galatasaray in the second group stage of the Champions League, Bierhoff's mentor Zaccheroni was fired by Lao Bei, and the 33-year-old German big man also had the idea of leaving.
On October 18, 2000, the Champions League group stage was 3-3 Barcelona at home, and Milan started the lineup. (Leave a message I don't recognize)
P.S. Bierhoff Milan scored in the 2000-2001 season
Serie A
In the first round, Milan 2:0 Vicenza, Bierhoff broke the deadlock in the 16th minute.
In the 5th round, Milan 3:3 Atalanta, Bierhoff helped Milan make it 2-3 in the 49th minute.
In the 6th round, Bari 1:3 Milan, Bierhoff broke the deadlock in the 67th minute.
In the 13th round, Milan 2:2 Inter Milan, Bierhoff locked the score in the 84th minute.
In the 16th round, Brescia 1:1 Milan, Bierhoff broke the deadlock in the 26th minute.
In the 27th round, Lecce 3:3 Milan, and Bierhoff helped Milan draw in the 37th minute.
In the 2000-2001 season, Bierhoff celebrated with a goal
In the first round of the first group stage of the Champions League, Milan 4-1 Besiktas, and Bierhoff helped Milan win 2-1 in the 44th minute.
In the third round of the first group stage of the Champions League, Milan won 2-0 Barcelona away, and Bierhoff locked the score in the 71st minute.
In the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Coppa Italia, Milan won 3-1 away to Torino, and Bierhoff gave Milan a 2-0 lead in the 60th minute.
In the 2001-2002 season, with the arrival of Inzaghi, the 33-year-old Bierhoff completely lost his main position in the Rossoneri.
In the 2000-2001 season, the German golden head in front of new signings Inzaghi and Rui Costa was a little melancholy.
After some consideration, the aging Bierhoff chose to retire and chose to join Ligue 1 Monaco at the beginning of the season, and after a season, Bierhoff returned to Serie A to join Chievo, and after the 2002-2003 season, the 35-year-old Bierhoff chose to retire.
The three seasons in Milan were the pinnacle of Bierhoff's professional career, as he won the Serie A title once for Milan and celebrated its centenary. This championship marks the road to a revival for Milan Peis!!
Finally, once again wishing Bierhoff a happy birthday!